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Jur. poursuivre en diffamationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to sue for libel
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sue [su:]• to be sued for damages/libel être poursuivi en dommages-intérêts/en diffamation* * *[suː, sjuː] 1.transitive verb Law intenter un procès à2.intransitive verb Law intenter un procès -
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libel ['laɪbəl] ( British pt & pp libelled, cont libelling, American pt & pp libeled, cont libeling)1 nounLaw (act of publishing) diffamation f; (publication) écrit m diffamatoire; figurative (calumny) calomnie f, mensonge m;∎ to sue sb for libel poursuivre qn en justice pour diffamation;∎ that's libel! c'est une calomnie ou de la diffamation!Law diffamer; figurative calomnier►► libel case procès m en diffamation;libel laws législation f en matière de diffamation;libel suit procès m en diffamation -
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A n1 ( crime) diffamation f ; to bring an action for libel against sb, to sue sb for libel intenter un procès en diffamation à qn ;2 (article, statement) écrit m diffamatoire ;3 (slander, insult) calomnie f.B modif [action, case, proceedings, suit] en diffamation ; [award, damages] pour diffamation ; [laws] sur la diffamation. -
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sue [su:]poursuivre en justice, intenter un procès à;∎ to sue sb for or over sth poursuivre qn en justice pour qch;∎ he sued the factory for damages il a poursuivi l'usine pour obtenir des dommages et intérêts;∎ to be sued for damages/libel être poursuivi en dommages-intérêts/en diffamation;∎ she's suing him for divorce elle a entamé une procédure de divorce∎ she threatened to sue for libel elle a menacé d'intenter un procès en diffamation;∎ he's suing for divorce il a entamé une procédure de divorce∎ to sue for solliciter;∎ Politics to sue for peace demander la paix -
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sue,A vtr Jur intenter un procès à ; to sue sb for divorce/libel intenter un procès en divorce/en diffamation à qn ; to sue sb for damages poursuivre qn en dommages-intérêts.B vi1 Jur intenter un procès ; to sue for divorce/damages intenter un procès pour obtenir le divorce/des dommages-intérêts ;2 littér to sue for pardon/peace solliciter le pardon/la paix. -
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1 noun(act of publishing) diffamation f; (publication) écrit m diffamatoire;∎ to sue for libel intenter un procès en diffamationlibel case procès m en diffamation;libel laws lois f pl contre la diffamation;libel suit procès en diffamationdiffamer
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sue — [sju: US su:] v [I and T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Anglo French; Origin: suer to follow, make a legal claim to , from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequi; SEQUENCE] 1.) to make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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sue — [[t]su͟ː[/t]] sues, suing, sued VERB If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them, usually in order to claim money from them because they have harmed you in some way. [V n for n] Mr Warren sued him for libel over the remarks... [V n… … English dictionary
libel — Ⅰ. libel UK US /ˈlaɪbəl/ noun [C or U] LAW ► something written or published that makes false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization: libel suit/lawsuit »They filed a libel lawsuit against the… … Financial and business terms